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counterattack

[koun-ter-uh-tak, koun-ter-uh-tak, koun-ter-uh-tak] / ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk, ˌkaʊn tər əˈtæk, ˈkaʊn tər əˌtæk /


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If those highs are breached on the upside a quick move toward $60 from the Liberation Day lows last April 7, which recorded a bearish counterattack candle, could come into play.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

KHARKIV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian counterattack in the country’s southeast is chipping away at Russian advances there and demonstrating that Kyiv’s forces have got plenty of fight left as Moscow’s invasion stretches into a fifth year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Either way, deterrence theory calls for a swift counterattack against the ocean.

From Slate • May 8, 2025

Panama took a defensive posture from the start, playing with a five-man back line and crowding the midfield with four more, generating what little offense it produced on the counterattack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

A panzer counterattack west of the Vire was smashed on the eleventh of July, but the American drive toward St.-Lô was stopped by a German parachute corps.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok